The Facts
2,000
Hector’s Dolphins in and
around Banks Peninsula
10k
Hector’s Dolphins
in New Zealand
45%
rate dolphins
important in deciding to visit New Zealand
43
estimated Hector’s Dolphins deaths from set nets on the South Island east coast per year
$24.5M
economic impact generated by nature tourism in Akaroa
5
Hector’s Dolphins caught by one set of nets off Banks Peninsula in 2018
100M
of proposed protection depth around
New Zealand Coasts
476
jobs attributed to working with Hector’s Dolphins created in New Zealand
75k
tourists will see Hector’s Dolphins in Akaroa in 2019
64%
of people rated dolphins as important to their decision to visit Christchurch
4
nautical miles of offshore protection for Hector’s Dolphins at Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary
1.5m
Is the length of a full-grown Hector’s Dolphin; among the smallest of all dolphins